Patent Office Will Try to Solidify Tribunal Changes in New Year
The US Patent and Trademark Office in 2026 will look to lock in changes to its administrative patent tribunal through a rulemaking as it fights off continued legal challenges in courts.
The US Patent and Trademark Office in 2026 will look to lock in changes to its administrative patent tribunal through a rulemaking as it fights off continued legal challenges in courts.
A series of class actions over the exclusion of coverage for GLP-1 weight loss drugs is testing several legal strategies against how health insurance plans decide which drugs to cover and why.
Six Big Law firms are paving the way for new leaders in 2026 as the legal industry’s top players face a slew of competitive pressures.
It was a tough year for science in the US. Thousands of research grants, including more than 3,800 from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation alone, were frozen or canceled. NASA was threatened with sweeping budget cuts. Top scientists are leaving the US in search of better opportunities. And misinformation about vaccines and other important scientific matters continues to spread.
The manufacturer of “Stanley”-branded cups settled
The US Department of Justice failed to compel the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to disclose the personal information of minor patients who received gender-affirming care after a federal judge rebuffed the government’s subpoena request.
With Ken Paxton (R) chasing a US Senate seat next year, law firms in Texas are left to wonder what his departure from the state attorney general role will mean for them.
A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal offering companies the option to shift to semiannual reporting from quarterly could mean fewer, bigger revelation-related stock drops that prompt investor lawsuits while making litigation tougher in other ways.
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